On Jul 25, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Jeff Wright wrote:
That's not the point. The point was to demonstrate how easy it is
to hack a
device that someone drags with them everywhere.
On Jul 25, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Very true. But his point is how pathetic the encryption is on the
iPhone.
As I read my email, I'm listening to NPR's This American Life. The
story is about Iranian interrogators and how they beat bizarre
confessions out of poor innocents. I couldn't help seeing a parallel
to Jeff's railings. "THAT'S NOT THE POINT. CONFESS! CONFESS!"
What I said is precisely the point. If you lose physical control of
any device, the information in the device can be hacked by someone
who is an expert. In some cases (e.g. Windows) you don't even have to
be an expert: a quick Google search will lead to quick and easy methods.
This is nothing that is unique to the iPhone. It is just one more
example of something we should all already know.
What is noteworthy is that Apple is trying to do better than average.
It does encrypt data in a way that requires an experienced hacker to
bypass and it does provide a way to remotely erase the stored data. I
spit on the Supreme Ayatollah.
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